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Cairo Flats, also colloquially known as Cairo Bachelor Flats or Cairo, is a heritage-listed apartment building in the Melbourne inner city suburb of Fitzroy. [1] [2] Cairo Flats derives its name from the Egyptian capital city. While several theories have been proposed regarding the reason for this name, no official documentation exists to ...
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Cairo 360 is an online lifestyle publication and guide based in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 2010 by Waseem El Tanahi, Managing Director of parent company Media Republic, the site posts daily reviews, feature articles, weekly events, cinema listings, and a venue directory. [ 1 ]
Mohammad Farid (or Muhammad Farîd; Arabic: محمد فريد; January 20, 1868 in Cairo – November 15, 1919 in Berlin) was an influential Egyptian political figure. [1] [2] He was a nationalist leader, writer, and lawyer.
Youssef Chahine (Arabic: يوسف شاهين, romanized: Yūsuf Shāhīn [ˈjuːsɪf ʃæˈhiːn]; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian [1] film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. [2]
Gamal Abdel Nasser, the President of the United Arab Republic (of which Egypt was then a part) ordered the construction of the building in August 1959. The first broadcast from Maspero commenced on 21 July 1960 with the country's introduction of television on the eighth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
It was first awarded in 1996 and is presented annually on December 11, the birthday of Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz, by the President of the American University in Cairo. [2] 2011 was a unique year for the award because of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. The campuses of the American University in Cairo were operationally impacted and instead of ...
The Historic Cairo Restoration Project (HCRP) is an effort by the governments of Egypt and Cairo to restore and renovate historic Medieval Islamic Cairo. Al-Qahira (Cairo) was officially founded here in 969 CE by the Fatimid caliphs as an imperial capital and walled city, just to the north of the preceding capital Fustat .